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Definition(s) for: 回光返照

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào - final radiance of setting sun
- fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 62,702 38,044

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huí- to circle
- to go back
- to turn around
- to answer
- to return
- to revolve
- Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
- time
- classifier for acts of a play
- section or chapter (of a classic book)
huí- to curve
- to return
- to revolve
huí- variant of 迴|回[hui2]
guāng- light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
- bright; shiny
- only; merely
- used up; finished
- to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
fǎn- to return (to)
zhào- according to
- in accordance with
- to shine
- to illuminate
- to reflect
- to look at (one's reflection)
- to take (a photo)
- photo
- as requested
- as before
zhào- variant of 照[zhao4]
- to shine
- to illuminate

Other Words Containing 回光返照

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo